History

The Institute of Microbiology and Immunology was initially established as Institute of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Medicine in 2004, consisting of faculty members of both departments of Microbiology and Immunology. Professor Jung-Chung Lin was the first chairperson of institute, succeeded by Associate Professor Nein-Tsung Lin in 2007. In 2010, under the policy of University for structure reorganization, faculty members of department of Biochemistry were absorbed into the institute to form Institute of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry. Years after this combination, in order to simplify our educational goals, the institute will be re-structured again and a brand new Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, offering master program, will be launched in 2014 with faculty members of departments of Microbiology and Immunology. The institute is located in the third floor of Chinkeng building within an area up to1134 square meters. It contains one administrative office, 8 laboratories, 9 offices for faculty, 3 common equipment rooms, one preparation room for laboratory, one classroom and one conference room. The faculty members of institute all have microbiology or immunology expertise, and relative young age of faculty makes this institute a vibrant one. The atmosphere of institute is easy but devoted; students will not only get solid academic training, but also benefit from this open and mutual-respected learning environment through their interaction with faculty members and among their peers. By September 2013, we had 65 graduates, and about 65 % of them successfully entered the job market related to life science while about 12 % of them chose to pursue a Ph. D. degree in biomedical science. Besides research and teaching activity at graduate program, the institute is also responsible for undergraduate microbiology and immunology curricula to medical students and students from other departments of Medical School, namely Nursing, Laboratory Medicine & Biotechnology, and Public Health departments as well as students from the School of Life Science.